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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
658 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 651 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025

- Medium to high rain chances (40-70% generally, up to 90% in the
  Davis Mountains) continue today and tomorrow. Rain chances
  decrease through the weekend into next week.

- Temperatures gradually warm closer to/above normal through the
  weekend into next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Thursday night)
Issued at 1237 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025

The pattern remains largely unchanged through the Short Term Period.
The tropical airmass that helped bring West Texas and Southeast New
Mexico so much rain over the past couple of days remains in place.
The 12Z sounding from MAF continued to show PWATs around the 99th
percentile. Much like the last couple of days, showers and some
thunderstorms will continue to develop through the afternoon and
into the evening. Rain chances continue into tomorrow as well as
southeasterly winds continue to bring up rich Gulf moisture to the
region. Overall, pretty much everyone has a 40-70% chance of seeing
rain over the next couple of days (with the best chances - around
90% - in/near the Davis Mountains due to upslope flow). Though
rainfall rates will be light to moderate overall, most locations can
still expect to receive another 0.5-1.0 inch of rain (though of
course locally higher amounts will occur). Naturally, we will
continue to monitor for any localized flash flooding that may occur.

Cloud cover and moisture will keep diurnal temperature ranges pretty
tight. Expect highs in the upper 70s and low 80s today and tomorrow,
along with lows in the upper 60s and low 70s. Going into the Long
Term, a more summer-like pattern begins to develop.

Sprang

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through Tuesday)
Issued at 1237 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025

The long term forecast looks to become drier and warmer through this
weekend and into next week. The leftover tropical moisture from what
was Tropical Storm Barry will lift to the north and east out of the
area by Friday. Into Saturday and Sunday, long range guidance
continues to suggest a weak monsoonal ridge developing over the Four
Corners and New Mexico. As that ridge develops, highs each day
gradually increase to around or just above normal for this time of
year. Many locations will reach back into the low to mid 90s
areawide. A few spots in the higher terrain reach the low 80s. Low
temperatures each morning stay about the same in the upper 60s to
low 70s. Rain chances fall significantly across southeast New Mexico
and the Permian with isolated to scattered showers still possible
across areas south of the I-10 corridor. However, overall rain
chances will remain low(10-30%) through the extended.

-Stickney

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 651 PM CDT Wed Jul 2 2025

Ceilings will continue to lower to MVFR levels across the local
terminals through the evening while scattered to numerous rain
showers and isolated thunderstorms also move across the region.
Locally heavy downpours will reduce the visibility to MVFR to IFR
thresholds at times this evening. IFR ceilings are forecast to
become prevalent over most local terminals overnight into Thursday
morning, before rising to MVFR to VFR thresholds by Thursday
afternoon, except lower near additional scattered to numerous
SHRA/TSRA that will once again develop across the region. Winds
generally remain light from the east/southeast through the period,
except locally gusty near SHRA/TSRA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring               80  70  84  71 /  60  50  60  30
Carlsbad                 75  67  81  68 /  70  50  50  20
Dryden                   82  72  84  72 /  60  40  60  30
Fort Stockton            80  69  82  70 /  70  30  60  20
Guadalupe Pass           71  62  76  66 /  80  50  50  30
Hobbs                    76  66  81  67 /  70  50  40  20
Marfa                    75  63  77  64 /  80  50  80  40
Midland Intl Airport     79  70  83  72 /  70  40  50  20
Odessa                   77  69  82  71 /  60  40  50  20
Wink                     78  68  83  70 /  60  40  40  20

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
NM...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...13
LONG TERM....93
AVIATION...21